NDLEA Apprehends Europe-bound Student With 7.2kg Meth

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 19-year-old student, Nnamani Daberechi for attempting to export 7.2 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in crayfish.

The suspected was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on his way to Europe for undergraduate studies.

Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said on Sunday in Abuja that the suspect was intercepted on July 15, 2023, during an outward clearance of passengers on Turkish Airlines, flight TK 0624.

He noted that upon interrogation, Daberechi claimed that he was a student on his way to Cyprus for studies.

Babafemi hinted that when the suspect's luggage was thoroughly searched, he was found to be in possession of 7.2kg of whitish substance neatly concealed inside a sack of crayfish.

“A field test of the substance however proved positive to Methamphetamine, ” he added.

In a related development, operatives of the Tincan Port Command of the NDLEA intercepted 116.5kg consignment of Colorado on July 11, 2023.

He informed that the drugs were sighted on the floor of a container marked FCIU 8459700, loaded with three units of used vehicle parts imported from Toronto, Canada.

“Based on intelligence, the agency had requested for a 100 percent examination of the container which arrived the TICT terminal of the port on June 14, 2023.

“A joint examination with the Nigeria Customs, DSS and other stakeholders on Tuesday July 11, 2023, led to the discovery of 233 parcels of the illicit substance", he said.

The spokesperson described the drug as a strong strain of cannabis, adding that it was stashed inside travelling bags.

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